State v. Alidani

[¶ 1.] Moyad Abdullah Alidani was convicted by a jury of violating SDCL 22-22-7, sexual contact with a minor. He appeals from this judgment of conviction raising issues primarily involving the child as a witness at his trial. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

[¶ 2.] Alidani lived with his brother, Mansour Alidani, in an apartment in Sioux Falls. Roxanne Helm, her husband, and her children (victim and her younger brother) had lived in the apartment directly/above the Alidanis since August 1997. In October 1997, following an argument with her husband, Roxanne and her children moved into the…